Albers Cutlery Company

[Fixall]

FINALLY getting started on the first batch of lamb foot knives. Bolsters are attached to the liners and drilled, now to start pre-shaping them.

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Eric

 

[mrknife]

Dang Jack I forgot all about it! Looks like it'll have to wait till next year. Of course, with my memory it's likely I'll forget again.

Eric

fortunately for you, my memory is impeccable, ill remind ya!

 

[JTB_5]

What's the closed length on the lambsfoot looking like, Eric? Same as the straight jacks, or did it come out different?

 

[ea42]

Joshua I believe it's just shy of 3 5/8" closed, roughly 1/4" longer than the straight jack or just a bit less.

Eric

 

[Augie]

The new J.B.F Champlin, love new knives with history, the wood was salvaged from the attic of the old Cattaraugus factory by Galvanic. Great work Eric.

 

[beezwax]

The new J.B.F Champlin, love new knives with history, the wood was salvaged from the attic of the old Cattaraugus factory by Galvanic. Great work Eric.

Outstanding! The covers on your sample are gorgeous, and I love the shield. Do you have one of Eric's jacks to compare it to? ea42 is it the same blade and handle pattern?

 

[ea42]

Outstanding! The covers on your sample are gorgeous, and I love the shield. Do you have one of Eric's jacks to compare it to? ea42 is it the same blade and handle pattern?

Caleb yes, same pattern on this one.

Beautiful shots Augie!

Eric

 

[Augie]

Caleb yes, same pattern on this one.

Beautiful shots Augie!

Eric

Thank you Eric, I was curious, is it harder to work with old wood like this?

 

[ErikMB]

What do I have to do to get my hands on one of these masterpieces?

 

[ea42]

Thank you Eric, I was curious, is it harder to work with old wood like this?

Not with this wood at all. Cocobolo ages incredibly well, doesn't seem to dry out at all. This batch still had a lot of its original resin in it even after nearly seventy five years of sitting in the factory, so it worked beautifully.

Eric

 

[Augie]

Not with this wood at all. Cocobolo ages incredibly well, doesn't seem to dry out at all. This batch still had a lot of its original resin in it, even after nearly seventy five years of sitting in the factory, so it worked beautifully.

Eric

Thank you.

 

[mrknife]

Not with this wood at all. Cocobolo ages incredibly well, doesn't seem to dry out at all. This batch still had a lot of its original resin in it, even after nearly seventy five years of sitting in the factory, so it worked beautifully.

Eric

if thats the case, i should stop giving Bill a hard time about all the cocobolo

 

[waynorth]

The new J.B.F Champlin, love new knives with history, the wood was salvaged from the attic of the old Cattaraugus factory by Galvanic. Great work Eric.



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Beautiful knife, Eric!!

Here are some Eric's Jack pics for comparison!!
They are closer to GEC's #15, than the #14 in size.

 

[Jon0385]

The RED Friday Albers

 

[bigfish64]

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The RED Friday Albers

Beautiful Albers Jon.

 

[Jon0385]

Beautiful Albers Jon.

Thanks Todd

 

[BDubbs]

Well here they are, I just love the grain and colors in the wood. View attachment 2041426View attachment 2041427

Great looking knives. Sorry if I just missed it, were these advertised anywhere?

 

[fishin1635]

Nice work Eric. They look good with the bomb shield. Wish I could’ve got my hands on one.

What do I have to do to get my hands on one of these masterpieces?

Great looking knives. Sorry if I just missed it, were these advertised anywhere?

I read somewhere there were 15 made, 14 were spoken for and 1 was being auctioned.

 

[BDubbs]

Nice work Eric. They look good with the bomb shield. Wish I could’ve got my hands on one.




I read somewhere there were 15 made, 14 were spoken for and 1 was being auctioned.

Yea, if this is going to happen 3-4 times a year I wasnt sure if it was advertised somewhere by Eric or jBF Champlin. I saw the post a while back about something in the works by a mystery builder but that was it.

 

[fishin1635]

Yea, if this is going to happen 3-4 times a year I wasnt sure if it was advertised somewhere by Eric or jBF Champlin. I saw the post a while back about something in the works by a mystery builder but that was it.

Woops, my bad. I just read there were 19 made.